by Tax Watchdog | Dec 9, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson For Utah taxpayers, these are crazy times. We’ve seen the biggest local tax protest during my 25 years at the Taxpayers Association as Davis County Commissioners proposed a 138% tax hike which was absolutely unnecessary. Now, some legislators are...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 2, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson As a result of a recent Utah Supreme Court decision which threw out some of the limits the Utah legislature had placed on citizens’ rights to initiate statutes by direct election, several legislators are poised to change the initiative law. The...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 25, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson The elections are over but the counting continues, state revenues are down, counties are increasing taxes, and the controversy over the Main Street Plaza continues. During Thanksgiving week isn’t it time to switch gears and enjoy a little...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 22, 2002 | Uncategorized
November 27, 2002 Re: Proposed 138% Davis County Tax Increase Contact: Mike Jerman, Vice President, 972-8814 (office), 808-8814 (cell) Residents are urged to attend Truth-in-Taxation hearing at 6 pm, Monday, December 2nd at the County Courthouse in Farmington. Davis...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 18, 2002 | 2002 Enterprise Articles
by Howard Stephenson For several years many organizations and elected leaders in Utah have been calling for the end of property tax subsidies for water delivery in the state. They have argued that the full costs of water should be contained in the water bill to ensure...
